Definitions of packer
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a workman employed to pack things into containers
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type of:
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working man, working person, workingman, workman
an employee who performs manual or industrial labor
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working man, working person, workingman, workman
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a wholesaler in the meat-packing business
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synonyms:
meat packer
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examples:
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Gustavus Franklin Swift
United States meat-packer who began the use of refrigerated railroad cars (1839-1903)
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type of:
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jobber, middleman, wholesaler
someone who buys large quantities of goods and resells to merchants rather than to the ultimate customers
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Gustavus Franklin Swift
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a hiker who wears a backpack
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synonyms:
backpacker
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